Disaster Preparedness

July 17, 2015

The 2015 Atlantic hurricane season may have been an uneventful one so far, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be prepared for any other extreme weather events your facility could face over the year. The most important thing you can …

May 15, 2015

If you’re a facilities manager who gets a little anxious as the thermometer climbs with the passage of spring to warmer summer temperatures, you’ll be relieved to know weather experts are forecasting a quieter-than-usual hurricane season. Due to the El …

February 20, 2015

Preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) at hospitals and clinics has become very important in the facility management world, particularly over the past two years. This increased recognition of the spread of infectious diseases has come at the right time as healthcare …

July 24, 2014

Nearly two months into the 2014 season, long-range forecasters at Colorado State University’s Tropical Meteorology Project appear to be right on target about severe weather patterns in the U.S. with only one hurricane making landfall (Hurricane Arthur) so far and …

May 8, 2014

It’s that time of year again when stormy weather plays a disproportionately larger role in the disaster preparedness planning facilities managers do for their health facilities. Initially, the long-range weather forecast for the rest of 2014 is a mixed bag. …

March 26, 2014

Protecting the reliability of your facility’s electrical systems when emergencies occur has become a huge expectation for healthcare professionals, given recent weather problems that have plagued the U.S. The real trick to finding solutions to potential weather-related problems is to …

November 7, 2013

Did you know people feel safer in their own homes when there is a potential for fires than they do in a public or commercial building? This seems like a complete contradiction, compared to the facts. A recent Society of …

October 31, 2013

In previous blog posts, we’ve stressed the importance of proper disaster training and developed a questionnaire the smart facility manager can use to improve his/her operation’s emergency preparedness. It’s important to remember, however, the critical challenges facility managers in different …

July 24, 2013

In previous blog posts, we’ve discussed the importance of disaster training, one of the best investments the savvy facilities manager can make to ensure the safety of his or her operation — not to mention uninterrupted services — in the …